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Man on a mission in Pennsylvania’s deer woods

Mastering the art of a one-man deer drive.

Avoiding pheasant-hunting crowds on public land

Finding cagey late-season ringnecks during a year when license sales have blown up.

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Angling Buzz: Using aggressive baits for panfish [video]

Sometimes when you go big and aggressive you will really be able to trigger strikers and get them to react to the lure. Check out this Angling Buzz video to see how it's done.

Ice fishing tips: Stay safe with the proper gear as you tackle first ice

Stay safe and prevent an unexpected polar plunge by owning the right gear and frequently checking ice conditions!

Tips for maximizing first-ice success

Use all the tools at your disposal, locate new hot-spots, and above all, be on the ice.

After icy October, bonus November ducks

With another shot of cold hitting next week, the waterfowl window is closing, so get out now.

It’s not magic: The recipe for being successful on ice or open water

Always start by surveying a given water body to understand wind, weeds, clarity, depths, fronts, structure, and fishing pressure.

Fall turkeys worth hunters’ attention in Pennsylvania

They can be a lot of fun to hunt, and they’re out there for the taking.

Angling Buzz: Trolling for trophy northern pike in the fall [video]

In fall, cooling water temperatures entice big pike to return to mid-depth weed and rock areas, back within the traditional range of angling efforts. — Angling Buzz

The most fun you’ll ever have turkey hunting: busting up a flock in the fall

It’s hard to get folks to ditch other October pastimes to try this technique, but one busted flock done right is all it takes to understand the fun of fall turkey hunting.

Pennsylvania resident goose hunting is always evolving

Being flexible and willing to quickly change tactics may put more resident geese in your bag.

Weedy walleyes in the late summer

When traditional walleye structure goes cold, consider a patch of vegetation that might just contain more than bass and pike.

Addicted to the fun of underwater-camera viewing

Employing an underwater camera will make your angling more efficient in your quest to decipher what’s happening underneath the surface.

Heat of summer angling secret: early risers

How to avoid the summer fishing doldrums (and the recreational boat traffic).

Fishing tip: Beat the heat and troll for hungry moonlight walleyes

Record-breaking heat and bugs hindering your urge to wet a line this holiday weekend? Try trolling under a full moon for the region’s most popular freshwater gamefish

Better fishing this spring: timing that hookset

Ever wonder why swinging and missing is so common in all types of fishing?

How 'knot' to let the big one get away

Learning to tie effective knots is not hard to do and can make the difference between bringing home a bragging-size fish or just talking about it.

Spring flipping and other vegetation tactics for pocket crappies

Where there’s one slab, there’s more, so tune up your skills and work the cover correctly.

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Outdoor News video: Grow your own shiitake mushrooms

In this Outdoor News video, Kathy Yerich, author of "Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest," demonstrates – with help from Mike Hehner – the do-it-yourself process to creating shiitake mushroom logs.